Off to a Lawyer

Posted by Pit on Monday, January 18, 2010

Today we have an appointment with our immigration lawyer here. There we will be coached for an interview with the Immigration Department [or Department of Homeland Security, as it’s called now] on January 28. The interview will the final step in the process of getting me permanent residency, the so-called “Green Card“. And then I’ll be a “resident alien”, as that status is sometimes called. Reminds me somehow of science fiction. But I still don’t have 6 fingers on each hand, nor am I of a greenish skin color. And I also don’t have antennae sprouting from my head!

Well, actually “resident alien” seems to be somewhat old-fashioned and no longer in use, but I like it because it sounds so funny, like something out of an SF-movie. The official term nowadays is “lawful permanent resident”.
Best,
Pit

I have no idea what it would be like nowadays. I haven’t heard any negative info, though, about people like me who got/get their Green Cards by marriage. It’ll be interesting to see what will happen in 2022, when I need to have my Green Card renewed.